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ArticleJournal of gambling studies2024

Risk and Protective Factors for Gambling Among Youth by origin: Findings from the three waves of cross-sectional Finnish School Health Promotion Study among 238,939 Students.

Kirsimarja Raitasalo, Johanna Järvinen-Tassopoulos, Shadia Rask, Natalia Skogberg

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Article in Journal of gambling studies, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Kirsimarja RaitasaloFinnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland. kirsimarja.raitasalo@thl.fi.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7909-8562
Johanna Järvinen-TassopoulosFinnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0839-1205
Shadia RaskFinnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4083-745X
Natalia SkogbergFinnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8829-4159

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Abstract

Gambling is a public health problem that can cause many kinds of harm. The aim of this study was to examine youth gambling by origin, and the risk and protective factors associated with it. The data was drawn from the School Health Promotion Study (n = 238,939) conducted in Finland, representative of the 14 to 16-year-old Finnish schoolchildren. Cross-tabulations and multivariate logistic regression were used in assessing the association between origin and weekly gambling. Interaction terms of origin and background variables related to substance use, peer and family relations and leisure time were then calculated to assess inter-group differences. The study showed that foreign-born, migrant origin and youth from mixed families were more likely to gamble weekly compared to youth with Finnish-born parents. The likelihood of gambling was particularly high among foreign-born and migrant-origin youth. Weekly gambling was significantly more common among boys than girls in all studied youth groups, and it was particularly common among foreign-born boys compared to other groups. Substance use was associated with weekly gambling and even more so among foreign-born youth. There were also differences by origin in the strength of association between other background factors and weekly gambling. Foreign-born boys appear to be especially vulnerable to multiple health and social risks including gambling, making them a particularly important group for targeted preventive programs. Preventive efforts are needed to enhance public awareness, boost parental supervision, and limit gambling-related risks. Special attention is needed to prevent migrant-origin boys from developing problems with gambling.

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Adolescent BehaviorGamblingStudentsAdolescentCross-Sectional StudiesEmigrants and ImmigrantsFemaleFinlandHealth PromotionHumansMalePeer GroupProtective FactorsRisk FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersAdolescentsFinlandGamblingImmigrant backgroundSurvey

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